- Co 691 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Histiaia) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- -200
- Not before (date)
- -338
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- AgoraXXVI 628, p. 212 (338–late 3rd c. BC; J. Kroll)
- Comparanda
- SNGCopAetEub 510, 511
- Comparanda
- sim. BMCCentralGreece Euboea: Histiaea 7-8, p. 125 (trophy for grapevine; 350–340 BC)
- Comparanda
- sim. NemeaIII 273–280, p. 86, pl. 7 (trophy instead of grapevine, 338–ca. 200 BC; R. C. Knapp and J. MacIsaac)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: bold VF. Very slight pitting. Incipient pale greenish blue bronze disease.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 13, no. 37 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Fourth Century B.C.“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 12
- Has denomination
- Chalkous
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 14.0
- Numismatic Mint
- Histiaea
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 1.8
- Obverse Description
- Head of maenad with rolled hair to right, wearing vine wreath, pendant earring, and necklace
- Reverse Description
- Forepart of bull standing to right; above, vine branch with two hanging grape clusters
- Reverse Inscription
- ΙΣ–ΤΙ
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Classical (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Bull or Cow (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 691 (Late Classical-Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Histiaia).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0691>
